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Mac Tech Apple to refresh Mac line in the fall
CitizenVectron replied to RedSoxFan9's topic in PC/Mac Technical and PCCB
Can't wait until they get rid of all physical ports altogether and then you'll need to buy a bluetooth hub and adapters for all the normal products you need to interface with. Except they'll also be using a proprietary bluetooth so you need to pay the Apple premium. -
There definitely is harm. How many Trump voters are likely to support a Democrat, even if she votes with Trump's initiatives 10 or 20% of the time? Now how many Democrats will sit at home and be unmotivated if their own candidate doesn't stand up to the worst administration in modern history? Research has been pretty clear from the last decade that motivating your own base is more valuable than appealing to "moderates" on the other side.
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We are now in a trade war
CitizenVectron replied to SaysWho?'s topic in The Political Re-Education Camp
So... https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/10/white-house-releases-list-of-goods-hit-by-200-billion-in-tariffs.html -
I mean yes, but it's also saving a tonne of disposable plastic waste. It's like saying that removing free plastic bags from stores creates a tax on those who can't carry 20 items in their arms at once. It's true, but the benefits outweigh the cons. And in the case of straws, the cost is so negligible as to be nothing. If it was adding $500 or even $100 a year to disabled people then I would think it's not right, but this is a few dollars at most, assuming they don't purchase longer-lasting metal straws for themselves instead.
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The best part of the new trilogy is the Rey-Kylo-Luke dynamic. Since nothing will top the Empire in terms of threat (the best you can do is just copy it, like JJ did in TFA), I think they should have actually not had any galactic threat to begin with, and made the new trilogy almost exclusively about the family dynamic. Yes you'd need a few battles thrown in, but honestly the battles in the new trilogy have been really small anyway. I'm hopeful for Lando, but I'm worried we're just going to get a cookie-cutter ending that's even more predictable than RoTJ.
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I don't think we have an ongoing thread here yet about this. Some news today: Michael Cohen's new lawyer hints that Cohen has incriminating evidence on Trump: I can see Cohen cooperating for the simple reason that a pardon from Trump won't solve his money problems, and we all know that Trump will never give him any money to help.
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It's actually not a bad idea. These boys can't swim (common in East Asia). The reason they are able to rescue them at the moment is because the water is so low (so they can walk most of the way). If the tunnels were still fully flooded, Musk's solution might be the best option. Give them Valium and then drag them out.
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Oil wars are good and easy to win.
CitizenVectron replied to Jason's topic in The Political Re-Education Camp
Who needs strategic reserves anyway? If the US enters a war and needs them it won't be an issue because wars are easy to win. -
Books What Are You Reading or Listening To?
CitizenVectron replied to rc0101's topic in The Performing Arts Centre
Hereticus, book three of the Eisenhorn Trilogy. The funny thing is that I'm not even that interested in the Warhammer 40k universe (outside of it being hilariously grimdark), but I've really enjoyed this series. It's total camp, but it's fun.